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Mozilla Firefox < 59.0

critical Nessus Plugin ID 275660

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 59.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-06 advisory.

 - A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when manipulating elements, events, and selection ranges during editor operations. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5128)

 - A buffer overflow can occur when manipulating the SVG <code>animatedPathSegList</code> through script.
 This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5127)

 - A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages. This can potentially allow for sandbox escape through memory corruption in the parent process. (CVE-2018-5129)

 - When packets with a mismatched RTP payload type are sent in WebRTC connections, in some circumstances a potentially exploitable crash is triggered. (CVE-2018-5130)

 - Under certain circumstances the <code>fetch()</code> API can return transient local copies of resources that were sent with a <code>no-store</code> or <code>no-cache</code> cache header instead of downloading a copy from the network as it should. This can result in previously stored, locally cached data of a website being accessible to users if they share a common profile while browsing. (CVE-2018-5131)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 59.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 275660

File Name: macos_firefox_59_0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/18/2025

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5128

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5125, CVE-2018-5126, CVE-2018-5127, CVE-2018-5128, CVE-2018-5129, CVE-2018-5130, CVE-2018-5131, CVE-2018-5132, CVE-2018-5133, CVE-2018-5134, CVE-2018-5135, CVE-2018-5136, CVE-2018-5137, CVE-2018-5138, CVE-2018-5140, CVE-2018-5141, CVE-2018-5142, CVE-2018-5143

IAVA: 2018-A-0073-S